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Women's divisional rankings: Ryan puts 147-pound division on notice

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Sandy Ryan might only have nine professional fights, but she looked like the best fighter in the welterweight division on Saturday night when she stopped Terri Harper in the fourth round in Sheffield, England.

Ryan (7-1-1, 3 KOs) dominated Harper until Harper's corner decided to stop the fight. It was Ryan's first victory since her controversial draw with Jessica McCaskill in an attempt to unify titles in September. After the fight, Ryan of Derby, England, but now based in Las Vegas, called out another English fighter.

"The WBC belt is vacant, Natasha Jonas [IBF champion], Chantelle Cameron [former undisputed junior welterweight champion], we can make the big fights in the female division happen," Ryan said.

With the victory, Ryan moves two spots to No. 2, just behind Jonas.

Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs) is still the WBA junior middleweight champion and she retains her top spot in the 154-pound division.

Rankings will be updated every Tuesday. They'll be based on recent bouts, head-to-head competition and the quality of opponent. As with almost everything, until fighters square off against one another, there is a layer of subjectivity to it. Fighters who haven't fought in 18 months and don't have a fight scheduled will be removed from the rankings until they fight again.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For women's P4P rankings, click here.

175+ pounds - Super middleweight - Middleweight - Junior middleweight - Welterweight - Junior welterweight - Lightweight - Junior lightweight - Featherweight - Junior featherweight - Bantamweight - Junior bantamweight - Flyweight - Junior flyweight - Strawweight - Atomweight


 

175+ POUNDS

1. Lani Daniels       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 10-2-2, 1 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Desley Robinson, Dec. 2
Next: TBA


2. Alrie Meleisea       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 6-2-1, 0 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Lani Daniels, May 27
Next: TBA


3. Raquel Miller       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Angie Paola Rocha, March 10
Next: TBA


4. Angie Paola Rocha       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 14-4-3, 7 KOs
Last: L (TKO1) Raquel Miller, March 10
Next: TBA


5. Bolatito Oluwole       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD8) Blessing Abisoye, Dec. 26
Next: TBA

Editor's note: Hanna Gabriels, Danielle Perkins and Oxandia Castillo have been removed for inactivity.


 

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)

1. Savannah Marshall       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 13-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1
Next: TBA


2. Franchon Crews-Dezurn       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 9-2, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Shadasia Green, Dec. 15
Next: TBA


3. Shadasia Green       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Dec. 15
Next: TBA


4. Raquel Miller       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Angie Paola Rocha, March 10
Next: TBA


5. Olivia Curry       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 7-2, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Shadasia Green, Aug. 5
Next: April 27 vs. TBA

Editor's note: Christina Hammer has been removed for inactivity.


 

MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)

1. Claressa Shields       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maricela Cornejo, June 3
Next: TBA


2. Savannah Marshall       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1
Next: TBA


3. Mapule Ngubane       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 12-8-3, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Rita Mrwebi, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


4. Desley Robinson       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 5-2, 1 KO
Last: L (MD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 2
Next: March 23 vs. Kaye Scott


5. Jesikah Guerra       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 3-0
Last: W (MD4) Brianna Jimenez, Oct. 26
Next: TBA


 

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

1. Terri Harper       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-2-2, 6 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Sandy Ryan, March 23
Next: TBA


2. Marie-Eve Dicaire       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 18-2, 1 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Nov. 12
Next: TBA


3. Ema Kozin       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 24-1-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Hannah Rankin, Nov. 18
Next: TBA


4. Femke Hermans       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 18-4, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ester Konecna, Jan. 13
Next: TBA


5. Cecilia Braekhus       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 37-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: Draw (MD10) Terri Harper, Oct. 7
Next: TBA

Editor's note: Natasha Jonas relinquished her No. 1 spot after moving to welterweight.


 

WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)

1. Natasha Jonas       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 15-2-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Mikaela Mayer, Jan. 20
Next: TBA


2. Sandy Ryan       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 7-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Terri Harper, March 23
Next: TBA


3. Jessica McCaskill       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 12-3-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: May 11 vs. Lauren Price


4. Mikaela Mayer       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 19-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Natasha Jonas, Jan. 20
Next: TBA


5. Maricela Cornejo       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 18-6, 7 KO
Last: W (UD8) Kandi Wyatt, Feb. 2
Next: TBA


 

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)

1. Katie Taylor       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 23-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25
Next: TBA


2. Chantelle Cameron       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 18-1, 8 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, Nov. 25
Next: TBA


3. Jessica McCaskill       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 12-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: May 11 vs. Lauren Price


4. Jessica Camara       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 12-4, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Estefania Orozco, Dec. 10
Next: April 27 vs. Hyun Mi Choi


5. Anahi Ester Sanchez       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 23-6, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Marisa Joana Portillo, Nov. 11
Next: TBA

Editor's note: Kali Reis has been removed due to inactivity. Sandy Ryan moved to welterweight.


 

LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)

1. Katie Taylor       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 23-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25
Next: TBA


2. Caroline Dubois       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD10) Miranda Reyes, Feb. 3
Next: TBA


3. Estelle Mossely       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 11-0-1, 1 KO
Last: Draw (MD10) Magali Rodriguez, April 28
Next: TBA


4. Maira Moneo       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 14-1, 3 KO
Last: W (UD10) Lizbeth Crespo, Dec. 15
Next: TBA


5. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 16-2, 3 KO
Last: W (UD8) Yuliya Kutsenko, May 28
Next: TBA


 

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)

1. Delfine Persoon       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 49-3-1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas, Nov. 6
Next: TBA


2. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 16-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Yuliia Kutsenko, May 28
Next: TBA


3. Beatriz Ferreira       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 4-0, 2 KO
Last: W (KO8) Destiny Jones, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


4. Bo Mi Re Shin       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 16-2-3, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Pattarawan Thaosuwan, Oct. 8
Next: TBA


5. Hyun Mi Choi       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 20-0-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Vanessa Bradford, Oct. 19
Next: April 27 vs. Jessica Camara

Editor's note: Alycia Baumgardner has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.


 

FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)

1. Amanda Serrano       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 46-2-1, 30 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Danila Ramos, Oct. 27
Next: TBA vs. Nina Meinke


2. Sarah Mahfoud       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 14-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Marcela Acuna, Oct. 7
Next: April 6 vs. Skye Nicolson


3. Skye Nicolson       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 9-0, 1 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Lucy Wildheart, Nov. 25
Next: April 6 vs. Sarah Mahfoud


4. Daniela Romina Bermudez       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 32-4-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Lucrecia Manzur, Sept. 23
Next: TBA


5. Nina Meinke       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 18-3, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Laura Ledezma, Oct. 28
Next: TBA vs. Amanda Serrano

Editor's note: Erika Cruz moved down to junior featherweight.


 

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)

1. Yamileth Mercado       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 22-3, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Paulette Valenzuela, Aug. 26
Next: TBA


2. Ellie Scotney       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 8-0, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Laura Soledad Griffa, Sept. 30
Next: April 13 vs. Segolene Lefebvre


3. Erika Cruz       Previous ranking: No 4

Record: 17-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Mayerlin Rivas, Nov. 18
Next: May 11 vs. Nazarena Romero


4. Segolene Lefebvre       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 18-0, 1 KO
Last: W (MD10) Tysie Gallagher, Nov. 24
Next: April 13 vs. Ellie Scotney


5. Mea Motu       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 18-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Chandni Mehra, Dec. 2
Next: April 26 vs. Noppaket Srisawas


 

BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)

1. Dina Thorslund       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Mary Romero, Feb. 24
Next: May 25 vs. Seren Cetin


2. Diana Laura Fernandez       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8
Next: TBA


3. Yuliahn Luna Avila       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 25-4-1, 4 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Dina Thorslund, Sept. 1
Next: TBA


4. Miyo Yoshida       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 17-4, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ebanie Bridges, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


5. Nina Hughes       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 6-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Katie Healy, June 10
Next: May 11 vs. Cherneka Johnson


 

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)

1. Diana Laura Fernandez       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8
Next: TBA


2. Asley Gonzalez Macias       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 16-2, 7 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Lourdes Juarez, March 25
Next: TBA


3. Micaela Lujan       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 14-1-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Vanesa Lorena Taborda, Nov. 25
Next: TBA


4. Irma Garcia       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 23-5-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Stephanie Silva, Nov. 11
Next: TBA


5. Adelaida Ruiz       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 15-0-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Mayela Perez, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


 

FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)

1. Marlen Esparza       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-1, 1 KO
Last: W (MD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, July 8
Next: TBA


2. Gabriela Fundora       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Christina Cruz, Jan. 27
Next: TBA


3. Kenia Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 28-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maria Salinas, Feb. 2
Next: TBA


4. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 14-1, 6 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Marlen Esparza, July 8
Next: TBA


5. Arely Mucino       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 32-4-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Gabriela Fundora, Oct. 21
Next: TBA


 

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds)

1. Jessica Nery Plata       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 30-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Dec. 16
Next: TBA


2. Evelin Bermudez       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 19-1-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Kim Clavel, Oct. 7
Next: TBA


3. Sarah Bormann       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 17-1, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco


4. Kim Clavel       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 17-2, 3 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Evelin Bermudez, Oct. 7
Next: April 4 vs. TBA


5. Tania Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 21-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Cecilia Nino Rodriguez, July 29
Next: TBA


 

STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)

1. Seniesa Estrada       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 25-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Leonela Yudica, July 28
Next: March 29 vs. Yokasta Valle


2. Yokasta Valle       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 30-2, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Anabel Ortiz, Nov. 4
Next: March 29 vs. Seniesa Estrada


3. Sarah Bormann       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 17-0, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco


4. Tina Rupprecht       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13
Next: TBA


5. Anabel Ortiz       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 33-6, 4 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Yokasta Valle, Nov. 4
Next: TBA


 

ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)

1. Eri Matsuda       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 7-1-1, 1 KO
Last: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Jan. 12
Next: TBA


2. Sumire Yamanaka       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 8-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mika Iwakawa, Jan. 12
Next: TBA


3. Tina Rupprecht       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13
Next: TBA


4. Yuko Kuroki       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 22-8-2, 9 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Eri Matsuda, Jan. 12
Next: TBA


5. Fabiana Bytyqi       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 20-1-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, Jan. 13
Next: TBA

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